WITNESS LIST
Criminal Justice
May 1, 2007 - 01:30 PM or upon adjournment
HB  184
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Keating, Kevin  Assistant District Attorney  (Harris County District Attorney's Office),  Houston, TX
HB  488
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Harrell, Will  Executive Director of ACLU TX  (ACLU, NAACP, LULAC, Texas Coalition Advocating Justice for Juveniles),  Austin, TX
 
Pitchinson, Michael  General Counsel  (Texas Conference of Urban Counties),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Braaten, Timothy  Executive Director  (Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officers Standard and Education),  Austin, TX
HB  495
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Acevedo, Julie    (Texas Fire Chiefs Association),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Edmonds, Shannon  Staff Attorney  (Texas District and County Attorney's Association),  Austin, TX
HB  914
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Harrell, Will  Executive Director of ACLU  (ACLU, NAACP, LULAC),  Austin, TX
 
Smith, Jodie  Public Policy Coordinator  (Texans Care for Children),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Wattles, Dan  Legislative Coordinator  (State Auditor's Office),  Austin, TX
HB  1042
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Amacker, Karen  Communications Director  (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
McCleskey, Gene  Director, CVC Program  (Office of the Attorney General),  Austin, TX
 
Rabon, Karen  Public Information Coordinator  (Office of the Attorney General),  Austin, TX
HB  1610
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Gonzales, Dominic  Program Director  (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition),  Austin, TX
 
Harrell, Will  Executive Director of ACLU  (ACLU, NAACP, LULAC),  Austin, TX
 
Place, Allen  Attorney  (Self; Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association),  Austin, TX
 
Against:
 
Sims, Randall  47th District Attorney  (47th District Attorney Office),  Amarillo, TX
 
Starnes, Jane  Assistant District Attorney  (Williamson County District Attorney),  Georgetown, TX
HB  1766
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Baxley, Jack  Executive Vice President  (Quoin Chapter Associated General Contractors),  Fort Worth, TX
 
Chatron, Michael  Director of Services  (Associated General Contractors Texas Building Branch),  Austin, TX
 
Dawson, Nikki  Legislative Assistant  (Texas Association of Builders),  Austin, TX
 
Igo, Shanna  Director  (Texas Municipal League),  Austin, TX
 
Kearns, Dennis  Attorney  (BNSF Railway),  Austin, TX
 
McGinty, Michael  Sergeant  (City of Houston / Houston Police Department),  Houston, TX
 
Miller, Chris    (Association of Electric Companies of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Mintz, David  Vice-President of Governmental Affairs  (Texas Apartment Association),  Austin, TX
 
Olson, Ron  President / Special Representative  (Texas Railroad Association, Union Pacific Railroad),  Austin, TX
 
Parker, David  Director-External Affairs  (AT&T),  Austin, TX
 
Payne, Brinton  Director of Governmental Affairs  (Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce),  Fort Worth, TX
 
Watkins, Joe  Attorney  (Kansas City Southern Railroad),  Austin, TX
HB  1887
 
AGAINST:
 
Hudson, Nicholas  Volunteer Legislative Member  (The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Elkin, W.M. Bill  Executive Director  (Houston Police Retired Officers Association),  Houston, TX
 
Gaylor, Tom  Deputy Executive Director  (Texas Municipal Police Association),  Austin, TX
 
Harrison, Lofton  Lieutenant  (Harris County Sheriff's Office and the Texas Automobile Theft Prevention Authority),  Houston, TX
 
Igo, Shanna  Director  (Texas Municipal League),  Austin, TX
 
Joslove, Scott  President / CEO  (Texas Hotel and Lodging Association),  Austin, TX
 
Lyons, Steve    (Houston Police Department),  Houston, TX
 
Mills, Amy  Assistant District Attorney  (Tarrant County District Attorney),  Fort Worth, TX
 
Mintz, David  Vice-President, Government Affairs  (Texas Apartment Association),  Austin, TX
 
Patterson Jr., T.J.  Government Employee  (City of Fort Worth),  Ft. Worth, TX
 
Thomas, Harold  Chief of Police  (Hutto Police Department),  Hutto, TX
 
Tittle, Garry  Chief of Police  (David Kunkle / Dallas Police Department),  Dallas, TX
 
Zacharias, Larry  Chief of Police  (Texas Police Chiefs Association),  Richardson, TX
 
On:

 
Sampson, Susan  Director  (Texas Department of Transportation- Auto Theft Authority),  Austin, TX
SB  45
 
FOR:
 
Bloom, Donna  Staff Attorney  (Texas Advocacy Project),  Austin, TX
 
Rodriguez, Ana  Policy Analyst  (Texas Council on Family Violence),  Austin, TX
 
Thomas, Harold  Chief of Police  (Hutto Police Department / Texas Council on Family Violence),  Hutto, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Amacker, Karen  Communications Director  (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault),  Austin, TX
 
Gaylor, Tom  Department Executive Director  (Texas Municipal Police Association),  Austin, TX
SB  1083
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
On:
 
Burroughs, Roberts  Assistant Chief  (Texas Department of Public Safety),  Austin, TX
SB  1285
 
FOR:
 
Segonia, Theresa    (Coalition Against Human Trafficking),  Kingwood, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Amacker, Karen  Communications Director  (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault),  Austin, TX
 
Harrell, Will  Executive Director  (ACLU),  Austin, TX
 
Hudson, Nicholas  Volunteer Legislative Member  (The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Kimball, Mandi  Public Policy Analyst  (Children at Risk),  Houston, TX
 
Lyons, Steve    (Houston Police Department),  Houston, TX
 
Roberts, Beverly  Legislative Liason  (Concerned Women for America),  Houston, TX
 
Tittle, Garry  Chief of Police  (David Kunkle / Dallas Police Department),  Dallas, TX
 
Weber, Stephanie  Co-Director  (Houston Rescues Restore Coalition),  Missouri City, TX
 
Zacharias, Larry  Chief of Police  (Texas Police Chiefs Association),  Richardson, TX
 
On:
 
Braaten, Timothy  Executive Director  (Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officers Standard and Education),  Austin, TX
 
Watkins, Rita  Executive Director  (Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas),  Huntsville, TX
 
Woodall, J. Frank  Director, Education and Training  (Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education),  Austin, TX
SB  1393
 
FOR:
 
Armstrong, Beverly  Assistant Criminal District Attorney  (Polk County Criminal District Attorney's Office),  Livingston, TX
 
Cave, Sharon Custer    (Self)
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Starnes, Jane  Assistant District Attorney  (Williamson County District Attorney),  Georgetown, TX
SB  1593
 
FOR:
 
Moore, Roger    (Professional Bondsmen of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Braddock, Kathleen  Assistant Defense Attorney  (Harris County District Attorney),  Houston, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Dubose Jr., Jack  Attorney at Law  (Self),  San Antonio, TX
 
Herrera Jr., Robert  Owner  (El Paso Bail Bonds),  San Antonio, TX
 
Pina, Joe  Attorney at Law  (Self),  San Antonio, TX
 
Against:
 
Lemon, W. Clyde    (Harris County District Clerk - Charles Bacarbse),  Houston, TX
 
Magness, Judith  Assistant County Attorney  (Brazos County Attorney's Office),  Bryan, TX
 
Pardue, Craig  Assistant Administrator  (Dallas County),  Dallas, TX
 
Sims, Randall  47th District Attorney  (47th District Attorney Office),  Amarillo, TX
 
Starnes, Jane  Assistant District Attorney  (Williamson County District Attorney),  Georgetown, TX
 
Talley, Sharon  Assistant County Attorney  (Travis County Attorney's Office),  Austin, TX
SB  1747
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Moore, Kristen  Assistant District Attorney  (Fort Bend County District Attorney's Office),  Richmond, TX
 
Sims, Randall  47th District Attorney  (47th District Attorney's Office),  Amarillo, TX